Book[edited by] Michel E.H. Boeckstyns, MD, PhD, Consultant Hand Surgeon, Capio-CFR Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark, Martin Richter, MD, Director, Department of Hand Surgery, Maltreser Hospital Seliger Gerhard, Bonn, Germany.
Contents:
Epidemiology and specific challenges
Evidece in the treatment of hand fractures
Nonoperative management of hand fractures
K-wire fixation, intraosseous wiring, tension band wiring
Intramedullary screw fixation of the metacarpals and phalanges of the hand
Plate and screw fixation of hand and carpal fractures
External minifixation
Role of arthroscopy in the treatment of carpal fractures and nonunion
Strategies in compound hand injuries
Pediatric hand fractures
Fractures in the paralytic extremity
Hand injuries in the athlete
Special aspects in musicians
Fractures of the hand and carpus: complications and their treatment
Rehabilitation of hand and finger fractures
Fractures at the base of the proximal phalanx
Extra-articular fractures of the phalanges
Intra-articular fractures of the proximal interphalangeal joint
Avulsion fractures of the flexor and extensor tendons
Intra-articular fractures and dislocations at the base of metacarpals 2 to 5
Intra-articular fractures at the base of the first metacarpal
Diaphyseal fractures of the metacarpals
Metacarpal neck fractures
Correction of malunion in metacarapl and phalangeal fractures
Acute scaphoid fractures
Nonunion of the scaphoid
Other carpal fractures